Syria names new central bank governor
Syria named a new central bank governor on Friday in the latest reshuffle since last week's partial government overhaul.
The official SANA news agency said Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa named Abdul Hamid Raslan, a longtime banker and former head of the Syrian Development Fund, to the role.
He will replace Abdul Qadir al-Hasriya, who will become Syria's ambassador to Canada, according to state television, quoting a foreign ministry official.
Hasriya had been governor since April 2025, taking over from Maysa Sabreen, who had been appointed caretaker governor in December 2024, after an Islamist-led offensive toppled longtime president Bashar al-Assad.
